MAKING WREATHS AT THE CHRISTMAS GRAINERYPictured are customers of Debbie and Greg Alexander's The Christmas Grainery displaying wreaths made at the acreage east of Boyden. The Christmas Grainery has been open since 2018 and offers fresh cut Christmas trees,...
BOYDEN-HULL ELEMENTARY CELEBRATES COMPUTER SCIENCE WEEKSixteen Boyden-Hull high schoolers from Sarah deVries’ computer science class came to Boyden-Hull Elementary to teach youngsters about coding and computer science Dec. 8. The elementary school students were...
BOYDEN-HULL AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN WELL REPRESENTEDOn Tuesday, Dec. 13, students from Western Christian (left) and Boyden-Hull (right) competed with nearly 100 students at Northwestern College in Orange City in an Innovate competition. The annual event taught local...
RV donated to former Boyden resident in aftermath of Florida hurricane PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER HURRICANE IANPictured is former Boyden resident Justin Lammers, his daughter Saylor and his wife Katie. The Lammers family recently had an RV donated to them by the...
HULL THROUGH THE GENERATIONSPictured is Arnold Tiedemann, who spearheaded a model project of Hull on display at the Hull Historical Society. The depiction of Hull through the generations of the 1910s, 1950s and 1990s was a passion project for Tiedemann and showcases...
MRS. CLAUS HELPS OUTRight: Mrs. Claus is seen here helping out a child in the creation of a paper gingerbread man at the Boyden Public Library Wednesday, Dec. 7. Mrs. Claus will return to the Boyden Library Dec. 20 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D....
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant One of the newest acquisitions at the Hull Historical Museum is a Hoosier cabinet. A Hoosier cabinet is a free-standing kitchen cabinet that served as a workstation where the cook could complete all food preparation and not move...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The 2022 Boyden Festival of Trees community Christmas celebration saw an estimated 150 people attend the annual event. Jahir Basarra won the kids’ guessing jar contest. Riley Niemeyer won the adult guessing jar contest. The coloring...
NOW OFFERING RETAIL MEATSShown is the new Upper Iowa Beef retail meats offered at Old Parlor Meat Co. in Rock Valley. The offerings began in early November as the newest addition to the butcher shop meeting customers’ demands. (Photos/Submitted) Shane D. Johnson |...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN DANCE TEAMPictured are members of the Western Christian dance team. The team competed in three categories at the Iowa State Dance Team Championships in Des Moines Dec. 1. Front row, left to right: Hailey Olson, Kyra Bakker, Hannah Groothof, Maggie...
CASEY’S SEES TEAR-DOWN IN AFTERMATH OF FIREDue to a late September fire, the Casey’s General Store in Hull saw a demolition of the building site the week of Nov. 28, including the awning and gas pumps. The cause of the fire was labeled as “undetermined” by the Iowa...
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer Hull area residents enjoyed the 2022 Winterfest celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3. The day saw many vendors displaying their unique and creative products in the Hull Community Building. Those who attended also got to spend some...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Western Christian has announced that a new four-year JumpSTART Pathway programming will be available to students beginning in August 2023. JumpSTART, an acronym for Supporting The Areas of Rising Trades, seeks to offer a robust...
Several community members came out to show Galen DeJong how important he is to them and the community of Hull. An Honor Ride Saturday, Nov. 19, also showed the community’s thanks for his 25 years of service on the Hull Fire Department. (Photo/Submitted) Julie Bosma |...
Pictured is a rendering and conceptual design for the renovation of the Hull Co-op Cenex Station. Work on the renovations is set to begin in February 2023 pending the move of the current service center to its new location south of Highway 18, north of the Hull Co-op...
Elite Crete, owned and operated by Jamie Hinken, moved into Scott’s Auto Repair’s former building site in mid-November. The concrete business offers custom resurfacing work to Hinken’s customers and the new site offers more storage for Hinken to have materials on...
The newest Hull sign is located on the southeast corner of Highway 18 and Harrison Avenue west of Hull. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) The “Welcome to Hull” sign west of Hull was completed by Kroese Construction Friday, Nov. 18. The sign is located at the southeast corner...
The Lincoln Loggers 4-H Club met at the Safety Complex in Hull on Thursday, November 17 where club members learned about the local EMS services from EMS squad members Cedric and Katie Franken. The 4-Hers were able to get a first-hand look inside the ambulance, learned...
The Hull Clovers met Thursday, Nov. 17, and made 11 blankets for the homeless in Sioux Falls. The Clovers got to meet the new 4-H youth coordinator, Jade Bakker, who attended the meeting. Bakker is in the back row, far right. (Photo/submitted)
Pictured right: The Kotmans are moving to Clovis, California, where they’ll be near their children and grandchildren. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The First Christian Reformed Church congregation hosted a farewell for Pastor Loren Kotman and...
